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...
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A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
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A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
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A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .