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.
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
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 .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .