THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field. The giant structure took just seconds to smash into the ground after it was obliterated with explosives last Sunday morning in the Dwyryd estuary, North Wales. The tower began to lean when one of its foundations eroded.
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .