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.
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .