From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States. The breath-taking images were taken by Randy P. Martin, 30, of Portland, Oregon, who travelled hundreds of miles across America and documented the most diverse and beautiful settings along the way. For Randy, the past year has seen him undertake countless road trips, navigate his route with maps made from napkins - with the help of Google Earth, walk miles across fields of lava rock and wake at 3am to see sunrise at 14,000 feet
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
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THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .