FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON. The Giant Canyon swing will throw you 1,300 feet above the Colorado River at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, America. Owner of Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, Steve Beckley, 41, admits that despite being the brains behind the operation he has only ever tried out the ride for himself on one occasion.
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
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 .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .