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
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
