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…
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .