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...
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .