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 grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .