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.
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .