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.
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .