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.
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .