SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased. The unusual ‘cremorials’ are tributes to lost loved ones created using cremated ashes. These macabre keepsakes are being offered as an alternative to more traditional forms of remembering the dead. Swedish funeral company Miraj have been offering the service for eight years and produce diamonds from ashes in a variety of colours and shapes for a price between £2,360 and £15,750.
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
