BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola. Bursting with colour, the unusual styles are the result of thousands of years of Angolan tradition. German banker and photographer Mario Gerth captured the images when he travelled to Angola in southern Africa. The 38-year-old, of Erfurt, Germany, says: “African hairstyles are ever-changing, yet deeply rooted in a shared past stemming from tribal traditions.
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
