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.
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .