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 rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .