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.
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
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 hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
