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.
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
