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.
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
