ADORABLE BEAR CUBS SHARE A HUG

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.

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N-ICE DAY FOR A CLIMB

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POLAR BEARS HAVE A SPLASHING TIME

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GOING IN FOR THE GILL

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PRAIRIE DOG AND STARLING STAND-OFF

This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .

BRAVE DIVER FEEDS SHARKS DEADLY FISH

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ADORABLE OWLS SHELTER FROM THE RAIN

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UNDERWATER DIVING DOGS

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 .

AMAZINGLY DETAILED PENCIL SCULPTURES

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BABY ELEPHANT HAS FUN IN THE SUN

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BEAR AND FOX IN SHOWDOWN

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