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.
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .