SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height. Residing next to a small stream in East Java, Indonesia, the two look happy as they relax in each other’s company. This moment was caught on camera by Indonesian photographer Monica Anantyowati, 42, after she spotted the brave ladybird looking for a free ride on this turtle near her home in Malang.
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .