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.
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
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A reformed boozer, who spent nine months partying in Magaluf, has shed over 6 stone after ditching her ladette lifestyle to become a fitness fanatic .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .