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.
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
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 .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .