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.
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .