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.
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
