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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