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 BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .