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.”
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
