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 lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .