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.
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
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 .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .