AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world. Surrounded by rainforest and rolling hills, the views from the North Yungus Road in Bolivia are astounding. But travelling along this 40 mile track can come at a price. The narrow single-lane road has no railings and claims the lives of an estimated 300 travellers per year.
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
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 .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .