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.
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .