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 mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .