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.
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .