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.
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
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A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
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