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...
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .