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.
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
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 BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .