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.
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
