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 dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
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 .