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.
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .