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.
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
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IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
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From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
