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.
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A terrifying prankster has given unsuspecting urban explorers the fright of their lives .
A couple have got engaged after the bride-to-be’s boyfriend set her a Facebook ‘likes’ challenge .
AN underground HOBBIT motel inspired by JRR Tolkien is just one of the unique places to stay at the world's most unusual hotel complex .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A transgender model, who has spent £180k on surgery to become a ‘desirable’ woman, has told of her struggle to find a man who is openly accepting of trans-women .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A former soldier who bravely took on penny-pinching NHS bosses in his fight against terminal cancer has died, aged 37 .
Louise McManaman, 50, from Liverpool, started seeing Ian Blackburn, 62, in November 2021 .