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 NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .