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.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
