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.
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .