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 little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
