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.
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
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A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .