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.
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .