A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted. Many of the buildings lie abandoned, yet are still furnished with the personal belongings of their previous owners. English photographer Cat Burton visited the eerie town of Bodie, which used to have a population of 10,000, to see a real life American ghost town. The 29-year-old, of Donington, Lincolnshire, says: “I was on a road trip around California and a few people had recommended visiting Bodie, and I’m so glad I made the time to stop here
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
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 .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .