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.
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
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Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
