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…
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .