An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time. The eerie mining town located in Bodie Hills in Mono County, east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, sits alone in the desert, 75 miles south east of Lake Tahoe. Professional photographer Julien McRoberts, 50, photographed several of the 170 buildings within Bodie, including the once heaving church, saloon and general store. Bodie was a gold mining camp in 1859 and by 1880 it had become a bustling town with a population of 2,700. It wasn’t until 1910 that the town was in decline, as gold miners moved out of Bodie and onto more promising land.
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
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 .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
