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...
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .