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.
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
AN expectant mum suffered crippling contractions lasting a gruelling two months, due to complications from a rare condition .
TWIN SISTERS from Australia have taken their sisterly bond to the extreme by spending £150,000 to look IDENTICAL .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
An American woman whose skin turned silver after using nose drops is warning people of the dangers of medicines containing the metal .