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.
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
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A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
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More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
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COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .