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 carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A mother-of-three has revealed how her nine-month-old daughter was severely burnt after knocking a scalding bottle warmer over herself at daycare .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A woman has told how she fled to Australia, after a one night stand burned down her house .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
One sheepdog is taking a well-deserved rest after giving birth to a whole WHEELBARROW-FUL of puppies .
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 .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .