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.
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .