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.
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
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 Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .