This bizarre-looking long-nosed breed of antelope was spotted by a photographer as he hid inside a hide at a nature sanctuary. Mogens Trolle, 50, captured the animals on camera up close at Stepnoi Nature Sanctuary in Southern Russia. The wildlife biologist spent a week in a hide by a small lake on the Russian steppe to photograph the saiga - an endangered species of antelope living in Central Asia.
Mr Trolle said: 'The unique and critically endangered saiga with its giant nose is an antelope living on the arid plains of Central Asia.
'It is generally quite difficult to get to see in the wild, let alone get close to - because of hunting it is extremely shy and will normally run off as soon as it detects a human.'
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