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...
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .