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.
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A woman has revealed how she left her husband of 24 years, after falling in love with a man, 18 years her junior .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A woman has released pictures of the horrific injuries she suffered when her jealous ex attacked her with a brick .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .