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.
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .