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.
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .