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.
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
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 .