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.
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .