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.
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .