MYSTERY OF THE CROOKED COTTAGE

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.

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ANTS IN TUG OF WAR

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LAZY FROG

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RED SMOKE AT NIGHT, VOLCANO SPOTTERS DELIGHT

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MONKEY WITH UNCANNY RESEMBLANCE TO MARVEL COMICS’ WOLVERINE

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PLAYFUL ELEPHANTS MAKE A SPLASH

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STRANDED MOOSE RESCUED FROM FROZEN LAKE

A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue.

BIRD FISHING

DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey.

AMAZING AERIAL PATTERNS

Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland.

ZANZIBAR FISHERMEN RISK THEIR LIVES FOR FOOD

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.

BAITBALL READY TO POP

LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish.