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...
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
