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.
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .