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.
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
