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.
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .