RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing. Aurora Burns, of Girdwood, Alaska, is now more at home on a snowy mountainside than inside a sandpit. Her parents, Cody Burns, 29, and Andrea Peterson, 34, insist their daughter is destined to take off. Cody, a ski patrol night supervisor, says: “Aurora has been skiing since she was in the womb as Andrea was still keen to ski throughout her pregnancy, and we were showing her ski films as soon as she arrived.
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .