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.
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .