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.
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .