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.
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
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COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
