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.
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .