A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air. After a hard day of fishing with his mum and siblings, this cub is ready for a rest as he takes a dip in the river. The chilled out grizzly bear cub was photographed by Canadian photographer Patrick Roque, 50, on a trip to British Columbia, Canada. ‘The photos depict a typical grizzly cub playing and exploring,’ says Patrick, of Alberta, Canada.
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
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A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .