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 diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .