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.
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
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 .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .