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.
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
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 PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .