IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA. However this natural wonder is in fact on planet earth inside of a grotto containing hundreds of thousands of Glowworms. Tourists are dazzled as they sail through the world's only cave that is filled with the incandescent insects. These amazing images are from the Waitomo Caves in New Zealand, a unique location formed from 30 million years of volcano activity.
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .