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 brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .