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.
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .