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.
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .