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.
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .