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.
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
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 .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
