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.
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .