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.
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .