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.
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An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
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From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .