A bear cub unwinds in a forest in eastern Finland by practicing yoga with a series of stretches. The young European brown bear performs the relaxing exercise routine after a busy afternoon spent play fighting with his sister and hunting for food. The adorable cub and his young sister were photographed in Pirttivaara, Finland by pilot Mario Nonaka. The 37-year-old, of Munich, Germany, says: “The little male sat down and started to scratch himself, eventually pulling some poses in very funny positions.
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
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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 .
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This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
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STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
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