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 middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
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A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
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VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .