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.
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .