COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice. The ice emits a blue glow as the climbers make their way down and move through the glacier. The stunning photographs were captured by American glacier trekking guide Jared Carlson on a trip to the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska. The 36-year-old was joined by climbing friend Jason Nelson, 37, as the pair explored the moulin, which is a circular, vertical well-like shaft within a glacier.
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .