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.
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
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Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .