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.
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
