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 rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .