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.
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .