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.
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
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 .
