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.
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
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 .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
