LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime. The brother and sister embrace with a friendly hug, as they catch their breath after a busy afternoon. These adorable photographs were captured by Russian photographer Alexey Tishchenko, 43, after his love of wildlife and nature led him into photography. Pictured in Churchill, Canada, these images capture the cute relationship between these two bears perfectly. 'These young polar bears are brother and sister,' explains Alexey.
The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .
A woman has shed half her body weight after undergoing a gastric sleeve op to shrink her stomach .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .