STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life. Now, Tavern Bland and the Fresh from the Farm Shop have become dusty tributes to the 1970s and 1980s. The pub and the shop in Haxey in North Lincolnshire have been abandoned for a number of years. The last time there were residents in either is unknown, but the contents of both buildings remain intact…
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .