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.
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
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 .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .