HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers. The 11x5ft pool, located in south-eastern California, was built by Austrian visual artist Alfredo Barsuglia. The free retreat includes a solar-powered filter and chlorination system, but visitors face a challenge if they want to take a dip.
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .