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...
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .