ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another. The cubs reveal their sweet sibling bond by wrapping their arms around each other. Italian photographer Alberto Ghizzi Panizza captured the special moment in the Bavarian Forest in Bavaria, Germany. The 39-year-old, of Parma, Italy, says: “Bears, especially young ones, are very playful and curious.
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
A man who was stabbed ten times in a frenzied and random attack has told how, two years on, he is too scared to leave his house without his STAB VEST .
A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .