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.
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .