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.
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
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 .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .