Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track. Located in Kolkata, India, the slum is home to around 1,000 residents and their makeshift shelters sit a foot away from the train tracks. Children gleefully play on the tracks throughout the day, and step aside whenever a train whistles by. Indian photographer Debosmita Das visited the slum, which stretches between 2 to 3 km, to document the dangerous living conditions.
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
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Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .