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 .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
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 couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .