A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .

HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .

THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .

A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .

SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .

SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .

A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .

The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .

WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .

This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .

An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .