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.
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
