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…
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .