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.”
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
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 .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .