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.
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .