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 cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
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A woman who suffered from body dysmorphic disorder has overcome her illness by becoming a LINGERIE MODEL .
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A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
Meet the world's most lifelike Disney princess - a 21-year-old man from California .
Two dogs who couldn't keep their paws off each other have been united in matrimonial bliss after their owners shelled out $10,000 on a lavish canine wedding ceremony .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .