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...
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
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 .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .