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.
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
