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.
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
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 .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
