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.
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .