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. The residents of the small island, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania, wade into danger when they travel an hour out to sea and into rough waves - in tiny man-made boats. Photographer Mario Gerth spent two weeks with the fishermen of four different villages, named Padje, Nungwi, StoneTown, and Matemwe. The 38-year-old, of Erfurt, Germany, witnessed the daily hardship the locals endure to provide for their families by catching catfish, shark and tuna.
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
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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 .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
