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.
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
