FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns. These fascinating photographs were captured by amateur photographer Zhang Ning, 51, in awe of her native country's beauty after trips across China. 'I am very lucky that my country China is so diverse and large,” explains Zhang Ning, from Dongguan, Guangdong, China. 'It can provide me with numerous opportunities to shoot different landscapes, cultures, traditions.
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .