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 fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .