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.
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
