Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice. These adorable photographs were taken by Canadian photographer Dennis Minty, 67, when he was working as a polar bear guide on the west side of Hudson Bay, Canada. “This is where bears gather through October and November, in anticipation of the freeze-up of the Bay,” says Dennis, of Newfoundland and Labrador.
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A shoe designer from London has spent a whopping £30,000 on Hello Kitty memorabilia .
A student has finally hit puberty after a four year battle against anorexia stunted his growth .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .