COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society. Known as sadhus, they shun all home comforts for a life spent inside caves, forests and temples and can be found across India and Nepal. German banker and photographer Mario Gerth decided to find and photograph the sadhu people. The 38-year-old of Erfurt, Germany, says: “I have been obsessed with the sadhus for many years and set off in 2013 to look for them.
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .