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.
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
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 .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .