A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted. Many of the buildings lie abandoned, yet are still furnished with the personal belongings of their previous owners. English photographer Cat Burton visited the eerie town of Bodie, which used to have a population of 10,000, to see a real life American ghost town. The 29-year-old, of Donington, Lincolnshire, says: “I was on a road trip around California and a few people had recommended visiting Bodie, and I’m so glad I made the time to stop here
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
WELCOME to all that remains of Britain's once state-of-the-art military hospital where plastic surgery was pioneered for injured WW1 troops who survived the SOMME .
She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
A woman who suffered from an allergic reaction to hair dye that made her face swell to twice its size has been left too scared to leave the house .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .