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.
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .