It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals. The RSPCA has brought two separate cases to court against pet owners Michael Clifford Harness and Shaun Parkin, both from Hull, in what they are calling some of the worst conditions inspectors had ever witnessed. The flea infested homes were both found to be housing several animals, some who had infections from the revolting conditions including one dog that had chewed off its own tail. Inspectors at the animal charity were shocked to discover the properties teeming with fleas, covered in urine and faeces and filled with rubbish. Most of the animals were found to be starving.
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
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A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
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