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.
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .