CRAZY BEARDS come into their GROWN when they've been twisted and waxed into shape. Pictures show a variety of styles beard categories from Amish and Dali to Imperial and freestyle. The entrants were part of the New Orleans Just for Men National Beard and Moustache Championships in the USA.
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
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 .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
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 .