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 young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .