THIS 22-foot-high stainless-steel tower is full of 5,000 refug-BEES relocated from their natural hive. A colony of honey bees call this tower home and produce around five gallons of honey during the spring and summer months by flying up to five miles to collect pollen from local wild flowers. Created for a student project this tower, called Hive City was built on formally abandoned land in Buffalo, USA - and is designed so human visitors can watch the bees go about their business in the hive. Designer Courtney Creenan, 26, from SUNY University explained the idea behind the giant home for bees. 'We won a competition to design a habitat for a large bee colony that needed to be relocated,' he said
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .