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 PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .