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.
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 .
A first-time mum has told how she was allergic to her unborn baby after she developed an angry red rash all over her body .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
Standing on the edge of a never-ending black hole, this is one leap you wouldn't want to make .
AS graffiti goes, this giant mural of a sweet little girl tenderly watering a tree beneath her is a far cry from what you usually see emblazoned across cities .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .