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 .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .