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.
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .