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.
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
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 .