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.
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .