THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread. But one holiday company offers would-be castaways the chance to become real-life Robinson Crusoes - on their own DESERTED ISLAND. For 1.200 euros, you can swap squabbling over deckchairs on the Costa Del Sol for a week in the company of monitor lizards, wild pigs and monkeys on your choice of remote tropical islands in Indonesia, the Philippines, as well as the Caribbean and Africa. Equipped with fishing lines, machetes, and even provide spear guns for underwater fishing, intrepid guests can catch and cook their own food, as well as build their own shelters…
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .