FROZEN IN TIME LIGHTHOUSE

This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow. Standing in temperatures well below freezing, the lighthouse is transformed into a giant icicle. These stunning photographs were captured by American photographer Thomas Zakowski, 56, after he visited several frozen lighthouses on a trip to Michigan; United States after a storm hit the state. “The lighthouses were frozen solid by the waves that came crashing down against the pier,” says Thomas, of South Bend, Indiana.

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A GRIZZLY GANG

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BATHING BEAR CUB

A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .

RELAXING OTTER

FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .

DERELICT MANSION

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OUT-STANDING FIREFIGHTER BREAKS ENDURANCE WORLD RECORD

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BENGAL TIGER PLANS ATTACK ON UNSUSPECTING DEER

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Desperate dog set off alarm before police smashed car window in Exmouth

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SNOWCAP SQUIRREL

WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .

DOTING SEAL TICKLES HER PUP

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ABANDONED HOBBIT HOUSE

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ABANDONED CALIFORNIAN GOLD RUSH TOWN

A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .

GIRAFFES DUCK FOR COVER

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