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.
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
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 .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .