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.
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
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 .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .