In winter, Lake Karaköl becomes a transparent icy mirror—the ice here is so clear that cracks and air bubbles frozen for months are visible underfoot.

Kuzalan Waterfall, Giresun.

He's a basketball player at heart.

Tavolara Island, Spain.

An extreme skydiver showed what clouds look like from the inside.

The famous rock-cut temple-mausoleum of El Khazneh, part of Petra, the ancient city, capital of Idumea and the Nabataean kingdom.

Flowering alley in Yunnan Province, China.

Australian tree frog.

In China, authorities decided not to cut down a huge, centuries-old ficus tree and built a road around it.

Happy tiger.

In the wild, giant pandas fall asleep anywhere—they have almost no natural enemies, so they don't worry much about finding safe havens.

A fox's unsuccessful attempts to catch a squirrel on a tree stump were filmed in the US.

View of the mantis from below.

Life under a thin layer of spring ice.

Antennarius commerson can sit motionless for a long time and “breathes” less often than other fish, so this type of cleaning is especially important for it.

Therapeutic pool for horses in Colombia.

Arher Beach on Socotra Island.

Flowering alley in Yunnan Province, China.

Ölüdeniz is a famous beach in southern Turkey, near the city of Fethiye.

Iseltwald, Switzerland.

An unusual combination of the gentle Maldivian sea and menacing clouds.