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.
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .