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.
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
Here’s a pair of shoes that really are fit for a princess, and with a price tag of more than £276,000, they are the most expensive shoes in the world .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
Vikki Jose, 26 loves nothing more than lavishing gifts on her loved ones at Christmas time .
A Romanian woman is celebrating her new job as a knife-thrower’s assistant after leaving her family behind to move to the UK .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A couple from Bristol have told that they are often mistaken for father and daughter because of their huge 36 year age gap .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .