Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track. Located in Kolkata, India, the slum is home to around 1,000 residents and their makeshift shelters sit a foot away from the train tracks. Children gleefully play on the tracks throughout the day, and step aside whenever a train whistles by. Indian photographer Debosmita Das visited the slum, which stretches between 2 to 3 km, to document the dangerous living conditions.
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 .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A LUXURY baby cot has hit the shelves with a price tag just shy of 10 MILLION POUNDS .
A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
Diners on this aeroplane are never disappointed with their meal, because the decommissioned aircraft is now home to an air-mazing McDonald’s restaurant .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .