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.
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .