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.
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .