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.
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .