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.
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
