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.
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
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TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .