A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air. After a hard day of fishing with his mum and siblings, this cub is ready for a rest as he takes a dip in the river. The chilled out grizzly bear cub was photographed by Canadian photographer Patrick Roque, 50, on a trip to British Columbia, Canada. ‘The photos depict a typical grizzly cub playing and exploring,’ says Patrick, of Alberta, Canada.
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
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 .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .