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...
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .