These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create. Japanese illustrator Takanori Aiba, 58, has built the intriguing scale models of windmills, lighthouses and even the Michelin Man.He delicately uses craft paper, plaster, acrylic resin, paint and plastic to create the host of sprawling miniature communities that wrap around the tiny trees.Following his work as an illustrator for Japanese fashion magazine POPYE he has spent the last nine years producing the detailed mini worlds.The creations take at least three months to construct with his Ice Cream Package Tower taking an astonishing 18 months work. Since 2003, he has made eight models, with 10 more planned over the next few years.
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .