NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .

BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .

It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .

Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .

A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .

RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .

SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .

A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .

This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .

A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .

STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .