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.
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .