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.
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .