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 lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .
A family who were refused the location of their missing cat under the Data Protection Act have been reunited with their moggie after the keepers handed him back .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .
Tina O’Brien, 54, from East Midlands, met Frederick Allchorne, now 62, when she was 15 .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
Hot Air Balloon tour across Cappadocia, Turkey – With the sun rising in the distance and the spectacular landscapes below, these are the breathtaking views afforded from a hot air balloon flight in Turkey .