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.
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .