FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .

A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .

SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .

Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .

SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .

FOR TWO memory-impaired parents their new-born baby Cian is a living timekeeper .

HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .

WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .

A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .

A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .