A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow. Pictured on the coast of Kaktovik on Barter Island, the young polar bears roll around in the powdery snow as they tickle and wrestle together. Finishing their play-date, one of the cheeky bears teasingly sticks out its tongue before bounding towards their mother.
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .