BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED. Crossing a 61 metre stretch, the brave adventurers leave their clothes behind and wear only a single safety rope secured tightly around their waists, ankles, and in some cases - even their private parts. These risqué photographs were taken by Philadelphia photographer Jared Alden, 31, after his love of traveling and adventure merged into his passion for photography. Captured at an unknown slacklining location in the remote Utah dessert, these photographs show thrill seekers getting their kit off for the ultimate slacklining experience at the GGBY highline festival.
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .