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.
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .