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.
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
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This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
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