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.
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
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HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
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LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .