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.
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
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 .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .