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...
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .