FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous. From ditching in the water to crashing through television aerials the images show the perils pilots faced when having to wing their way through residential tower blocks when attempting to land at the infamous Kai Tak 11,000-foot-long airport. Pictures also show how the tower blocks have boomed in size since the closure of the airport, which previously restricted their height. First built by the British in 1925 by the time it was closed by the Hong Kong government in 1998, it had suffered a shocking 12 air disasters with 270 people killed during this time - yet was handling nearly 30 million passengers per-year by 1996. Teacher Daryl Scott Chapman, 41, originally from Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire and who has lived in Hong Kong since he was 16-years-old took the pictures from 1992 to 1998
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .