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.
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .