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.
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
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 .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
