A ginger cat nuzzles with a deer at Odessa Zoo, Ukraine. Photographer Vitaly Ktachsays: "I saw them when walking in the zoo with my camera and could not resist stopping to take pictures. The affectionate behaviour of the cat towards the young deer had myself and other visitors watching in disbelief. Evidently real love doesn't know taboo. These animals don't care about the opinion of others."
Picture: Vitaly Tkach/Rex Features
Lion Cameron and white tiger Zabu play together at the Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Florida. A meeting between the two predators would have been impossible in the wild as they hail from different continents. The feline duo - aptly nicknamed The Odd Couple by their caretakers at Big Cat Rescue in Florida - were rescued from a roadside zoo around eight years ago.
Picture: Big Cat Rescue Florida / Barcroft Media
An Alaskan brown bear does a Jungle Book impression with a Baloo-like bear bath. Photographer Rick Sheremeta captured the scene at the McNeil River Game Sanctuary on the Alaska Peninsula. He says: "It put a paw behind its head in a relaxed pose and at one point threw its head back in bliss. I'm pretty sure it didn't know I was there but at the end the bear turned and seemed to stare at me as if saying 'How dare you interrupt my bath?'."
Picture: Rick Sheremeta/Rex Features
