FLYING PENGUINS LEAP OUT OF THE OCEAN
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.
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RED SMOKE AT NIGHT, VOLCANO SPOTTERS DELIGHT
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HUNGRY GORILLA ENJOYS DINNER
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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE BUG KIND
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UK'S STRONGEST SCHOOLGIRL
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HEART DRUGS MADE ME LOSE MY EMOTIONS - FOR 12 YEARS
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FOUR-YEAR-OLD TWIN BOY BELIEVES HE'S A GIRL
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SUNBATHING OTTER
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
DERELICT MANSION
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
SHOOTING IN WALSALL, TWO DEAD
Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .
CHEETAH HUNT
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
TERMINAL CANCER MUM MIRACLE RECOVERY AFTER UK-FIRST OP
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FIGHTING BABOONS
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .