COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society. Known as sadhus, they shun all home comforts for a life spent inside caves, forests and temples and can be found across India and Nepal. German banker and photographer Mario Gerth decided to find and photograph the sadhu people. The 38-year-old of Erfurt, Germany, says: “I have been obsessed with the sadhus for many years and set off in 2013 to look for them.
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .