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.
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .