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...
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
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 .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
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From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .