Weird & Wonderful Pictures Of The Week - 18 January 2013
From amazing snow sculptures and underwater fashion shoots to a dog that looks like a lion - check out the most incredible, freaky and weird and wonderful pictures doing the rounds on the internet this week.
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1. A model poses with a whale shark underwater!
Underwater models brought the worlds of fashion and the ocean together in the shoot of a lifetime by freediving with 30-foot-long whale sharks. Hannah Fraser, 36, and Roberta Mancino, 32, dived up to 25-feet-deep into the ocean, complete with designer attire, for this incredible photo-session posing in the wild with the world’s largest fish, each weighing in at 18-tonnes! US photographers Shawn Heinrichs and Kristian Schmidt spent four months planning the five day shoot and are hoping to raise awareness of the plight of the gentle giants that live in the world’s oceans. Whale sharks are completely harmless, however they continue to be the victims of poaching. Picture: Barcroft Media
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2. Into the Light, Lacock Abbey
Visitors stop to look at the illuminated cloisters at Lacock Abbey as part of a new installation 'Into the Light - Illuminating Lacock Abbey' on January 10 2013 in Lacock, England. The historic Lacock Abbey - the location of film scenes from Harry Potter - will be seen in a new light for two weeks with illuminations and special effects lighting in the historic cloisters. Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
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3. Incredible dust storm, Western Australia
A tsumani-like wave of sand is carried across the Indian Ocean near the town of Onslow in north-western Australia. Picture: ATP/Getty
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4. An incredible dust storm, Western Australia
A tsumani-like wave of sand is carried across the Indian Ocean near the town of Onslow in north-western Australia. Picture: ATP/Getty
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5. Men in little black dresses!
J.W.Anderson's ready to wear Fall/Winter 2013-2014 show at the London Collections includes men in little black dresses and knee high boots. We can't see this catching on somehow... Picture: PA
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6. Amazing snow art!
Simon Beck creates these incredible artworks in the snow by walking in the snow wearing raquettes (snowshoes). Picture: Simon Beck/Facebook
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7. More amazing snow art
Simon Beck creates artworks in the snow by walking in the snow wearing raquettes (snowshoes). Picture: Simon Beck/Facebook
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8. More amazing snow art!
Simon Beck creates artworks in the snow by walking in the snow wearing raquettes (snowshoes). Picture: Simon Beck/Facebook
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9. Meet Charlie the Lion dog!
Charlie, the Labrapoodle who his owner shaved to look so much like a lion that locals called the police to report sightings of an escaped big cat! Picture: Facebook/CharlieTheMonarch
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10. Luka Apps gets a letter from Lego character Jay ZX!
Luka Apps wrote a letter to Lego after losing his toy character Jay ZX on a shopping trip. Lego made one happy seven-year-old when Jay ZK himself wrote back along with a replacement toy and a few extras... Picture: www.professional-images.com
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11. Orphaned orangutans in Indonesia
These baby orangutans are cared for by specialist nannies who who raise the orphan apes as if they were their own children. The women look after up to six babies at one time, tending to their every need. They feed them, teach them survival skills, change their nappies and even give them emotional support when they are upset. Picture: Panjalu Images/Barcroft Media
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12. Camouflage paintings in China
'Red' by Liu Bolin in Beijing, China. This artist's work doesn't stand out - as he camouflages himself with the background of his pictures. Liu Bolin paints his entire body to match the scenery behind him exactly - so when he is snapped standing against that backdrop it can be impossible to spot him. Picture: Liu Bolin/Barcroft USA
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13. Boy plays with his pet gibbon!
Putra, the black-furred Gibbon, plays with four-year-old Deo in Bintan Island, Indonesia. The family bought Putra and Yogi as pets, but could never have dreamed they would become so close to their son, Deo, who is yet to make human friends. Local photographer Andri Mediansyah, 34, found the ape-human best friends by accident as he drove past their house. Picture: Andri Mediansyah/Sijori Images/Barcroft UK
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14. Steam train on the London Underground!
A restored steam train runs through the London Underground to mark its 150th Anniversary. Picture: Getty
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15. London Aquarium gets a spring clean
Aquarist Pete Williams as he gives a quick belly scrub to Boris the rare green turtle in the Ocean Display tank at the Sea Life London Aquarium, South Bank, London, during the aquarium's annual January 'Deep Clean'. Date: 09/01/2013 Picture: PA Photos
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16. Frog on a snail's back
A frog hitches a ride on the back of a snail in these incredible wildlife snaps. Macro photographer Nordin Seruyan, 37, captured the unusual pairing near his home in Central Borneo, Indonesia. He spotted the frog jumping onto the snails back before he slowly slithered around the pond, with the frog still on his back. Nordin quickly grabbed his camera and captured the two playing by a pond in his garden. Picture: Barcroft Media
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17. Photograph of a man in front of the London Shard
This incredible photograph captures the statue of a man in a London office complex with the Shard in the background. Picture: PA Photos
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18. The Shard's toilet
The 'loo with a view' on the 68th floor of The Shard in London as the The View from The Shard attraction is due to open to the public.
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19. A sculpture that looks like a roller coaster
The landmark 'Tiger & Turtle' sculpture that resembles a roller coaster is pictured at the former zinc smeltery's grounds Krupp Mannesmann in the Angerpark in Duisburg-Wanheim. 120 tons of galvanised steel are mounted and welded for the sculpture on the heap. The walkway area will amount to 220 metres including 249 steps. Picture: Getty images
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20. Weird potholes art by Davide Luciano
'Potholes' is a series of photographs depicting trick of the eye imagery among cracks in sidewalks around New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto and Montreal. In this image, a Baywatch-like lifeguard runs to rescue a drowning person from a puddle in the pavement. Picture: Davide Luciano, www.davideluciano.com
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21. The jetski champion
Jack Moule aged 18, the British national free style Jetski Champion at both amateur and professional level, entertains the crowds with his tricks at the London Boat show, at the ExCel centre in Docklands east London. Picture: PA Photos
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22. Crayon creatures
Figures made from children's drawings. Picture: Crayon Creatures/Cunicode
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23. Ansel Adams photography
An amazing sea scape at Rodeo Lagoon Marin County, California, taken in 1962 by Ansel Adams for a new exhibition at the National Maritime Museum in London's Greenwich. Picture: Collection Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona (c) The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust
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24. Lady Gaga launches her 'Brave Bus'
Lady Gaga's Brave Bus will pull up outside each venue and will welcome on board any Lady Gaga fans who want to talk about problems or concerns they have in their lives.
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25. Where's the collie dog?
Momo the collie blends into his surroundings in series of photographs by owner Andrew Knapp. Can you see him in this picture? Picture: Andrew Knapp, www.andrewknapp.com
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26. Momo the collie - still hiding!
Try again to spot the hiding collie dog in this photograph by his owner. Picture: Andrew Knapp, www.andrewknapp.com
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27. Alphornist performs on Opera House sails
Arkady Shilkloper is captured in this beautiful photograph as he plays his three-metre long alphorn on the top of the largest sail of the Sydney Opera House as part of the Sydney Festival at the Sydney Opera House. Picture: Getty
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28. North Korean Mass Games
North Koreans dance and flip colored cards to form a giant image in the seats of a stadium during an Arirang mass games performance in Pyongyang, North Korea. Picture: PA Photos
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29. Abhaneri, India
The giant step well of Harsatmata temple, Abhaneri, India Picture: Thinkstock
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30. Richat Structure
The Richat structure is a geological formation in the Maur Adrar Desert in the African country of Mauritania. Although it resembles an impact crater, the Richat Structure formed when a volcanic dome hardened and gradually eroded, exposing the onion-like layers of rock.
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31. Haslingden Halo Panopticon
Two boxers train under the illumination of the Haslingden Halo Panopticon on January 15, 2013 in Rawtenstall, England. The installation designed by John Kennedy of LandLab sits on a hill called Top o' Slate, a reclaimed landfill site in East Lancashire and has become a major landmark since opening in 2011. 'Halo' is the centrepiece of panopticons art projects, led by the REMADE in Lancashire programme, Groundwork and Rossendale Council, which has reclaimed and returned to public use 33 hectares of land. Picture: Getty
