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.
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
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