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.
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .