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.
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .