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.
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
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 .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .