Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice. These adorable photographs were taken by Canadian photographer Dennis Minty, 67, when he was working as a polar bear guide on the west side of Hudson Bay, Canada. “This is where bears gather through October and November, in anticipation of the freeze-up of the Bay,” says Dennis, of Newfoundland and Labrador.
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
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 .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
