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 curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .