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…
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .