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.
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
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 .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .