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.
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
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A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .