WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight. Playing in minus six degrees temperatures, the juvenile males stand on their hind legs as they trade blows in their light-hearted battle. These adorable photographs were captured by American photographer Barbara Motter, 55, after she spotted the two bears play fighting in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. ‘This is where the polar bears congregate, waiting for the Hudson Bay to freeze and their winter hunting season to begin,’ says the 55 year old, of Maryland.
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
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 .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .