LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime. The brother and sister embrace with a friendly hug, as they catch their breath after a busy afternoon. These adorable photographs were captured by Russian photographer Alexey Tishchenko, 43, after his love of wildlife and nature led him into photography. Pictured in Churchill, Canada, these images capture the cute relationship between these two bears perfectly. 'These young polar bears are brother and sister,' explains Alexey.
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .