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...
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
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This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .