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.
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .