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 SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
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 .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .