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.
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
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 .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .