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...
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
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 .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .