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.
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .