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.
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 .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
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 .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .