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 TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .