A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow. Pictured on the coast of Kaktovik on Barter Island, the young polar bears roll around in the powdery snow as they tickle and wrestle together. Finishing their play-date, one of the cheeky bears teasingly sticks out its tongue before bounding towards their mother.
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .