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.
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .