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.
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .