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
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
