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.
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
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CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
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 .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
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WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .