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.
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 .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
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 .
