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.
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .