From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States. The breath-taking images were taken by Randy P. Martin, 30, of Portland, Oregon, who travelled hundreds of miles across America and documented the most diverse and beautiful settings along the way. For Randy, the past year has seen him undertake countless road trips, navigate his route with maps made from napkins - with the help of Google Earth, walk miles across fields of lava rock and wake at 3am to see sunrise at 14,000 feet
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .