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...
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
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These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .