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 group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
A woman with an irrational fear of toilets goes POTTY on the loo and runs away when she flushes, terrified it will swallow her up .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
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' .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
AN expectant mum suffered crippling contractions lasting a gruelling two months, due to complications from a rare condition .
A father-of-one stunned his wife of twenty-five years after revealing his secret love of POLE DANCING .