
THESE incredible ice formations were created when freezing fog descended on a mountain range.
Cape Verde's Pico do Fogo volcano explodes into life - after lying dormant for nearly 20 years
A LIONESS is thrown into the air as an angry buffalo fights off a vicious attack
THE WRECKAGE of a crashed military aircraft lies on on a black sandy beach in the south of Iceland like something from a post-apocalyptic movie
WITH £25m at his disposal, the loudest car in Britain as his ride and a fleet of leggy models on speed dial – Danny Lambo is Britain’s self-styled 'flashiest playboy'
A THIRTEEN-FOOT python coiled round a baby is the stuff of nightmares for most parents - but for snake handler Jamie Guarino it’s simply a show of affection from a beloved family pet
DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells – this is what it's like to chase storms for a year
A CURIOUS cheetah uses a GoPro camera as a chew toy - while sat on the roof of a photographer's jeep
A POOR farming village has reinvented itself as the bodybuilding capital of India
A year from space – photographs of hurricanes, typhoons and meteorite craters show an astronauts-eye view of our planet from hundreds of miles above the earth
BASKETBALL stars are known for their giant stature, but dwarf player Jahmani Swanson is showing that size isn’t everything on the court.
ANN McNeilage has spent £30,000 spoiling her two ‘girls’ – shih tzu Abba and Diva.
A BRITISH charity worker has spoken of her pride at raising more than 100 children orphans following the devastating Boxing Day tsunami a decade ago
AS THE tenth anniversary of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami approaches, these before and after photographs show the recovery of the city hit hardest by the killer waves.
FLEX APPEAL – The worlds bendiest woman contorts herself into unbelievable shapes in her 2015 calendar
MOST parents splash out on their children at Christmas, and Emmie Stevens is no different, lavishing gifts, treats and new outfits on her twelve DOGS
MOST impalas run for their lives at the sight of a leopard but this plucky youngster seems determined to BEFRIEND one.
IF YOU think the weather in Britain is unpredictable, check out this explosive blizzard as it engulfs a house in Iceland
A DOZEN humpback whales emerge from the water during a feeding FRENZY
A PLAYFUL seal plays hide-and-seek with a diver’s flippers off the coast of Devon
A GROUP of axe wielding women are making a name for themselves in the world of competitive wood chopping
AN ARCHER fires an arrow into the bullseye of a target - while sitting on a galloping HORSE
A YOUNG polar bear cub plays peek-a-boo as it pokes its head through a hole in the Arctic snow.
A YOUNG lioness furiously fights back after being ambushed by an adult male
A BLUE shark's cold eyes glare into a camera in murky waters off the British coast in one of the stunning images from the Bite-Back marine conservation charity calendar
A HEROIC team of vets successfully treat a giraffe after it was caught in a poacher's deadly snare
A MAGNIFICENT great white shark leaps from the water to take a chunk out of a would-be seal
THIS adorable puppy may be the most chilled canine on the planet as he blissfully settles into bath time
A DAREDEVIL has smashed the world record for longest distance walked on a highline - tiptoeing a massive 375m
UPLIFTING footage shows the incredible moment a man cut open a deceased PREGNANT shark to free her unborn pups.
EVEN in the animal world the young annoy their parents – and it is no different for this leopard cub
A PARALYSED cat who was abandoned as a kitten has bounced back thanks to her best friend - a sweet-natured dachshund
A TINY horse who suffers from a rare form of dwarfism has become an Internet superstar after his owner posted a video on Facebook
A BRAVE antelope makes an unlikely escape after being ambushed by a leopard as it battled a rival
A PELICAN is caught in harm’s way as it is nearly swallowed by a humpback whale
A BIOLOGIST caught a huge 70-year-old lobster that could be one of the biggest catches of the year
MOVE over Mary Berry – there’s a new cake competition in town
MEET the man who runs through his morning yoga workout - while balanced on a SPEEDING MOTORBIKE.
For most women, catching their lover playing away from home could seem an impossible task
A COUPLE got a shock when they returned to their hotel room to find a wild giraffe drinking from their SWIMMING POOL
AN ADORABLE bear cub catches a wave on a surfboard in a swimming pool with his owner Carl Bovard
THESE adorable photographs are the first ever pictures of white lion cubs born to a white lioness in the wild
THE haunting eyes of child workers stare through clouds of white dust at the end of yet another gruelling day of labour
WITHOUT warning, a gaping mouth full of dagger-like teeth opens up before you
THIS horse is no one-trick pony – and could even give LeBron James a run for his money on the basketball court
SUPERFIT Katja Harjanne can still lift 100 kilo weights – despite being eight months pregnant
TWO enormous waterspouts twist together in a dramatic display of nature's power and beauty
A FEARLESS daredevil risks his life by climbing an industrial chimney and balancing on a beam above a sheer drop - without safety equipment for either
WELCOME to Britain's most lavish CAT hotel - where pampered pets lounge on human-sized beds, feast on king prawns and Skype with their absent owners
TWO thrill-seeking climbers scale a treacherous icy wall behind a 450ft waterfall using just ice axes and sheer determination