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.
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 .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .