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...
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .