STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow. With his chin resting on his paws, the furry giant looks like he has a lot to think about in Wapusk National Park, located in northern Manitoba, Canada. These photographs were taken by 39-year-old professional photographer Alberto Ghizzi Panizza, while on a seven day trip to the park. At times Alberto, of Parma, Italy, was just three metres away from the polar bears.
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
Meet the real life princess who has spent £10k transforming herself into nine Disney beauties .
AN ANOREXIC dental nurse whose weight plummeted to less than four stone has won her NHS fight for more treatment .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A diving mad couple have finally taken the plunge, having tied the knot 30ft underwater .