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...
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .