Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine. Sleeping straight through the afternoon without stirring an inch, he appears content as he lounges about in the sun. The Javan leopard was captured by structural engineer Hannu Soini, 35, of Halsua, Finland, after he managed to take a picture of the sleeping beauty at the Bali Safari Park in Indonesia. 'When I saw the leopard it instantly reminded me of a napping domestic cat,' says Hannu
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BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
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THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
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An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
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Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .