FULL of empty patient beds and stained bathtubs, this abandoned hospital lies forgotten. St. Gerard's Hospital in Birmingham, which was once used to save lives and treat the deadly disease tuberculosis, has now been left to rot - along with everything inside. These eerie photographs were captured by an urban explorer known as Urbex-SW, who took up photography after becoming intrigued by the abandoned contents of the derelict houses close to his childhood home. 'These photographs show the hospital as it was when it was abandoned back in 1988,' says Urban-SW.
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
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A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
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A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .