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.
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .