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.
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
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 .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .