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.
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .