CONTRACT CANCELLED, DO NOT SYNDICATE. A Portuguese photographer captured the Northern Lights dancing in the sky above Iceland in a series of mirror-like images. Jose Ramos, of Lisbon, Portugal, visited coastal settings in Iceland to photograph the spectacular auroa borelias reflected in water, as well as the stunning surroundings. The 33-year-old psychiatrist spent a week travelling around the European island, visiting such locations as Mount Kirkjufell and Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon.
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
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 .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .