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...
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .