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 whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
Meet the real life anime girl who looks like a living cartoon character despite never going under the knife .
A woman who was cruelly called ‘tumour girl’ by bullies has finally found love .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .