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.
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .