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 photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
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Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
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In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .