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.…
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .