A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue. Weighing nearly 36 stone, the female moose was lucky to survive after she slipped through the ice that formed over Muncho Lake in northern British Columbia, Canada. The moose was rescued by travellers, truck drivers and locals after they spotted the animal's head bobbing above the ice.
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 .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .