STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow. With his chin resting on his paws, the furry giant looks like he has a lot to think about in Wapusk National Park, located in northern Manitoba, Canada. These photographs were taken by 39-year-old professional photographer Alberto Ghizzi Panizza, while on a seven day trip to the park. At times Alberto, of Parma, Italy, was just three metres away from the polar bears.
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .