SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best. With the stunning aqua blue colours and crystal clear waters, you could be mistaken into thinking these photographs had been digitally enhanced. But they are in fact the work of New Zealand photographer Chris Mclennan, when he decided to explore what lay beneath the surface in the Bora Bora Lagoon, France. Chris, 49, was able to capture these images whilst snorkelling in the pure waters
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .