A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs. Stood in the middle of Antarctica, the giant icebergs appear to be from an unearthly world. These stunning photographs were captured by American photographer Michael Leggero. ‘My images show pure nature, as that is how I describe Antarctica, simply pure nature,’ says the 43 year old, of Carthage, New York. ‘It is the only place on our planet that humans have not left a presence behind.
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .