High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith. These daunting photographs were captured by Italian photographer Nicola Bombassei, 38, after he unexpectedly stumbled across the 3,000 meter high drop, at Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy. 'The drop should have been fitted with a big wooden board over it, so that climbers can pass the cleft easily,' said Nicola. 'But when we arrived we couldn't find the board anywhere, and it was never an option not to complete the climb, so we had no choice but to take on the jump.
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner.
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already.
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under.
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350.
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine.
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species.
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil.
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art.
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness.
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water.
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends.
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police.