SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height. Residing next to a small stream in East Java, Indonesia, the two look happy as they relax in each other’s company. This moment was caught on camera by Indonesian photographer Monica Anantyowati, 42, after she spotted the brave ladybird looking for a free ride on this turtle near her home in Malang.
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .