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.
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .