COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them. Climbing heights ranging from forty to a few hundred feet, they brave the ice towers as they make their way to the top. These amazing photographs were captured by Canadian outdoor adventure photographer Alain Denis, 41, after he decided to explore the frozen waterfalls in the Laurentian mountain area in Quebec, Canada.
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
