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.
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .