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.
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .