A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it. Pictured under the winter sun, the bubbles glow as sunlight bounces off their surface. Photographer Hope Thurston Carter captured the images after blowing the soap bubbles on several freezing days in Michigan. The 52-year-old, of Martin, Michigan, says: 'I got the idea to blow bubbles outside in the winter after I saw several similar photos on the internet.
A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .
Something appears to have tickled this baby owl as he seems to be having a real HOOT .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
WENDY Randall, 16, from Kent is now training to be a bodybuilder after recovering from anorexia .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .