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.
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .