EXTRAORDINARY elephants create beautiful paintings in Thailand. The world’s most artistic Asian elephants use their trunks, feet and their very own brushes to paint their very own masterpieces. The fascinating display was captured by 48-year-old French photographer, Olivier Blaise on a two week trip to Maesa Elephant Camp in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Olivier says: “Around 13 years ago, painting was introduced to elephant sanctuaries to help raise money for their babies, with Maesa camp being the first.
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
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VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
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 .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
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 .