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.
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .