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.
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The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
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 .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
