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.
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .