DRIFT WOOD is carefully crafted and transformed into this thought provoking masterpiece. Full of wildlife such as deer, giraffes, monkeys and even rhinos, this sculpture bursts with nature that surrounds mankind. The amazing sculpture was created by American sculpture Paul Baliker, 59, after sculpting became his obsession. ’I started out sculpting to put food on the table, I never dreamt of where it would lead,’ said Paul. ‘I hope that people can see the environmental message I attempt to portray, and perhaps think hard about the impact man has on the natural world.
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .