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…
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .