THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage. The mystery building located somewhere in rural Hertfordshire is rumoured to have had a husband and wife living there. According to hearsay, the husband died and the wife tried to live alone but became ill and was put into care. However no-one ever returned to collect the couple’s belongings. Whatever the truth, a 1950s home stands almost untouched apart from decades of dust and clutter which is now strewn across the lopsided relic.
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day.
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs.
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire.
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano.
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine.
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness.
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue.
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey.
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland.
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families.
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish.