A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .

The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .

A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .

A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .

A feisty squirrel takes on a fearsome foe when he decides to tackle a T-REX .

Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .

Ornate chandeliers and mahogany panelling give a glimpse into this abandoned building's former glory after it's been left to rot for the past decade .

A British diver has set a new world record for the longest warm water scuba dive by spending a mammoth 49 hours and 56 minutes under water .

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .

SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .