Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg. Shaking their tail feathers dry, the seabirds take a few moments to waddle back towards the water's edge before taking the plunge again. The amusing scene was captured by photography guide David Merron as he watched the penguins from a boat near Danco Island, Antarctica.
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
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 .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .