WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness. Splashing about in the water, the young elephant revels in an afternoon spent playing with her brother in their enclosure at Ragunan National Zoo in Jakarta, Indonesia. For elephants, touching is an important form of communication, and individuals greet each other by stroking or wrapping their trunks.
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .