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 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 .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
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 .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .