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.
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
