WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight. Playing in minus six degrees temperatures, the juvenile males stand on their hind legs as they trade blows in their light-hearted battle. These adorable photographs were captured by American photographer Barbara Motter, 55, after she spotted the two bears play fighting in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. ‘This is where the polar bears congregate, waiting for the Hudson Bay to freeze and their winter hunting season to begin,’ says the 55 year old, of Maryland.
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .
A former takeaway addict, who once weighed 20st, has lost over 8st in a bid to ditch her ‘fat sister’ tag .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - LETHAL BIRTHMARK NEARLY SUFFOCATES GIRL: Zoe Mitchell when she was two-weeks-old .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A brave cricket takes his chances as he sits on top of this green papua tree frog .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .