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.
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
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 little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .