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.
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
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A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
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SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .