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...
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .