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 SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
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While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .