SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish. Bored of watching, the one-year-old Kamchatka brown bears copy the adults and begin growling at each other and throwing punches. Luciano Leuzzi captured the images when he visited Kamchatka peninsula in far east Russia. The 53-year-old photographer, of Bernezzo, Italy, says: “Hungry bears gather in the lake and wait for the multitude of salmon that travel hundreds of kilometres down river and end up here.”
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
