Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost. The images of the isolated polar bear were taken by Italian academic researcher Marco Gaiotto, 30, who was aboard a ship touring Svalbard Archipelago, Norway. 'This polar bear was calm in its natural habitat, patrolling the ice in search for seals,” says Marco, of Genova, Italy. 'They are not used to seeing humans, so their curiosity often overpowers their suspicion and they may come incredibly close to you.…
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
