UNUSUAL ANIMAL FRIENDSHIP

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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FIGHTING BLACKBACK GORILLAS

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PEEKABOO SQUIRRELS EMERGE FROM THEIR NEST

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SLACKLINING USA

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ADORABLE DOLPHINS VISIT AUSTRALIAN BEACH FOR BREAKFAST

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WALLABY FEEDS PIGEON

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TUNNEL FOR VICTORY

What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .

BABY BABOON GOES BANANAS FOR ACROBATIC MONKEY

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MAN AND NATURE

LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .

BASHFUL ORANGUTAN

A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .

NEW DELHI CHILD RAPE PROTESTS

NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .