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.
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
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 .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .