WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .

A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .

FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .

HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .

With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .

COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .

FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .

A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .

It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .

From shooting hoops to performing kick ups, a boy has a ball with the moon .

SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .