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.
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .