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...
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COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
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FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
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