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.
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
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 .
