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 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 .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
GUITARISTS that want to lay down some slick licks will soon be able to get their hands on a brand new guitar - made from oil cans .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
An eight-year-old boy who lost his legs and left hand to meningitis is standing tall after learning to walk on his prosthetic limbs .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
Sunny Saap, 27, from Columbia, Missouri, United States, enjoys life with her two boyfriends .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
WELCOME to the real Frankenstein's lab where carefully pickled creatures are left to stew in jars .
A mum-of-three lost 10 stone after her son asked if she was pregnant .