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.
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
