BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test. The one year old Eurasian brown bear cub, with the help of her mother and other siblings, scampers ten metres up the tree trunk, before perching on one of the branches. The nimble cub clings on with her claws as the tree wobbles back and forth. This adorable family bonding time was captured by Lithuanian photographers Dalia Kvedaraite, 35, and Giedrius Stakauskas, 38, on a visit to the Martinselkonen Nature Reserve, Russia.
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
