BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test. The one year old Eurasian brown bear cub, with the help of her mother and other siblings, scampers ten metres up the tree trunk, before perching on one of the branches. The nimble cub clings on with her claws as the tree wobbles back and forth. This adorable family bonding time was captured by Lithuanian photographers Dalia Kvedaraite, 35, and Giedrius Stakauskas, 38, on a visit to the Martinselkonen Nature Reserve, Russia.
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
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 .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
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PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .