SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other. The lumbering pair's sibling rivalry heats up the frosty winter setting in snow swept Alaska. American photographer and tour guide, Matthew Studebaker, 30, managed to capture these extraordinary shots in 25 miles per hour wind on Barrier Islands, Alaska in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. No strangers to the freezing weather, the playful polar bears sparred in temperatures of minus six degrees. "These siblings were teasing each other and sparring during a snowstorm," explains Matthew of Richfield, Ohio.
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .