COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .

A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .

FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .

RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .

STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .

SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .

The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .

JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .

CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .

SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .