A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it. Pictured under the winter sun, the bubbles glow as sunlight bounces off their surface. Photographer Hope Thurston Carter captured the images after blowing the soap bubbles on several freezing days in Michigan. The 52-year-old, of Martin, Michigan, says: 'I got the idea to blow bubbles outside in the winter after I saw several similar photos on the internet.
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An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
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 .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
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SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
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THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .