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…
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .