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...
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
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 .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .