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 man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
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 .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .