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.
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
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 .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .