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...
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A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A teenager bullied for having birthmarks all over her body now hopes to become a Hollywood actress to show girls that beauty comes from being unique .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
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SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .
Ornate chandeliers and mahogany panelling give a glimpse into this abandoned building's former glory after it's been left to rot for the past decade .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .