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.
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .
HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .
A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .
This is the moment a puffin delved into the ocean and bit off more than he could chew to collect a beak full of fish .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
Hot Air Balloon tour across Cappadocia, Turkey – With the sun rising in the distance and the spectacular landscapes below, these are the breathtaking views afforded from a hot air balloon flight in Turkey .