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.”
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .