A CHEEKY snail fancies his chances at getting a free ride on a sunny afternoon. After managing the climb up, the turtle appears blissfully unaware of his passenger as he cools off on the hot day and relaxed on the back of the shell of its turtle-pal. The amusing photograph, taken by photographer Lessy Sebastian, 48, was captured at the side of the pond at his home in Jakarta, Indonesia.
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .