ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another. The cubs reveal their sweet sibling bond by wrapping their arms around each other. Italian photographer Alberto Ghizzi Panizza captured the special moment in the Bavarian Forest in Bavaria, Germany. The 39-year-old, of Parma, Italy, says: “Bears, especially young ones, are very playful and curious.
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .