STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside. The curious 6ft tall bear appears to be deep in thought as it drops down to inspect the tyres of the vehicle, which was parked on a snowy road in the town of Churchill in northern Manitoba, Canada. Raymond Yue photographed the encounter during a trip to the Canadian town where polar bears are prevalent, especially around the coastline.
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .