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.
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
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From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .