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 hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
