A bear cub unwinds in a forest in eastern Finland by practicing yoga with a series of stretches. The young European brown bear performs the relaxing exercise routine after a busy afternoon spent play fighting with his sister and hunting for food. The adorable cub and his young sister were photographed in Pirttivaara, Finland by pilot Mario Nonaka. The 37-year-old, of Munich, Germany, says: “The little male sat down and started to scratch himself, eventually pulling some poses in very funny positions.
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .
A good samaritan who came to the aid of a rape victim has told how they were turned away from the Salvation Army because "they only help men" .
A miracle baby has overcome a one-in-five-million brain condition – after a blob of glue saved his life .
The San Antonio Zoo in Texas has welcomed a bizarre new addition - a two-headed turtle named Thelma and Louise .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A family who were refused the location of their missing cat under the Data Protection Act have been reunited with their moggie after the keepers handed him back .
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 .
Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .