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.
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .