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.
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
