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.
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
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 .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .