Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .

WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

Red squirrels are well known for their intelligence and curiosity but when one snapper caught this furry little guy trying to take his own self-portrait he couldn't help but be taken aback .

From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .

A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .

A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .

An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .

Tina O’Brien, 54, from East Midlands, met Frederick Allchorne, now 62, when she was 15 .

WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .