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.
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .