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 WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room.
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo.
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch.
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog.
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut.
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning.
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.
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing.
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts.
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness.
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean.
