PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session. These coastal brown bears gather for the sockeye salmon, who are attempting to get to their natal spawning ground. The giant fur-balls can eat up to 168 lbs of the protein-rich fish in a single day, providing them with the fat reserves they need to survive the winter hibernation.
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .