A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it. Pictured under the winter sun, the bubbles glow as sunlight bounces off their surface. Photographer Hope Thurston Carter captured the images after blowing the soap bubbles on several freezing days in Michigan. The 52-year-old, of Martin, Michigan, says: 'I got the idea to blow bubbles outside in the winter after I saw several similar photos on the internet.
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
