WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction. Life's a BEECH for worshipers at this church that is now POPLAR with foreign tourists since being SPRUCED up after locals PINED for a revamp in recent years. Thanks to the carpentry genius of her creators this 123-foot-tall church complex is held together only by wooden rivets without a nail in sight. The Russian Orthodox Church buildings called Kizhi Pogost are 150-miles east of the Russian border with Finland. The impressive domes of the pair of churches tower over the surrounding countryside and were designed to attract the Christian community of this remote wilderness to one spot on a small island called Kizhi on the waters of Lake Onega. Kizhi Pogost is such a rare example of religious architecture that the site it was listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1990…
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .