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.
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
