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.
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .
WELCOME to all that remains of Britain's once state-of-the-art military hospital where plastic surgery was pioneered for injured WW1 troops who survived the SOMME .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A five-week-old newborn from Fife has become the UK’s youngest beauty pageant baby .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A woman has lost an incredible 13st after a group of men cruelly threw a kebab at her as she walked down the street .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .