FLAMINGOS from above look like the pink algae they eat. Aerial shots of some of the TWO-MILLION pink flying birds that gather to feed in the world's largest desert lake resemble the type of tiny pink microbes they eat and give them their distinctive pink colour. But if you look a little closer you'll see the fantastic feathered creatures skimming gently over the serene waters of Lake Turkana in Kenya's spectacular Rift Valley. Travel photographer Michael Poliza, 55, from Hamburg in Germany travelled to the great lakes of Kenya and Tanzania to take these extraordinary pictures of Africa from above. 'These lakes are each an absolute flamingo paradise,' he said.
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .