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.
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .