Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg. Shaking their tail feathers dry, the seabirds take a few moments to waddle back towards the water's edge before taking the plunge again. The amusing scene was captured by photography guide David Merron as he watched the penguins from a boat near Danco Island, Antarctica.
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A transgender model, who has spent £180k on surgery to become a ‘desirable’ woman, has told of her struggle to find a man who is openly accepting of trans-women .
A feisty squirrel takes on a fearsome foe when he decides to tackle a T-REX .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A student has finally hit puberty after a four year battle against anorexia stunted his growth .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .