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.
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .