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.
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Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
