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.
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .