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.
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .