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.
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .