A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach. Lying on the sand, the seal gazes down at her fluffy baby as it playfully wriggles around underneath her flipper. The heart-warming scene was captured by 46-year-old photographer Elmar Weiss on a beach in Heligoland, Germany. Elmar, of Hamburg, Germany says: "I have never seen such a loving bond between a seal and her baby before...
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .