FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature. The series of extraordinary images were taken by German software engineer Thorsten Scheuermann after he decided to examine his surroundings. A trip to the city of Kalapana in Hawaii, home to the Kilauea Volcano, provided Thorsten with the setting for his lava picture, while a visit to the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon offered him the opportunity to photograph ice bubbles up-close. The 37-year-old, now of Washington, USA, said: 'These are sights that can gain greater significance and have their beauty exposed when excluding everything else around them.'
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
