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...
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .