WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .

From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .

THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .

It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .

SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .

Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .

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 .

TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .

MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .

A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .

CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .

A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .