BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola. Bursting with colour, the unusual styles are the result of thousands of years of Angolan tradition. German banker and photographer Mario Gerth captured the images when he travelled to Angola in southern Africa. The 38-year-old, of Erfurt, Germany, says: “African hairstyles are ever-changing, yet deeply rooted in a shared past stemming from tribal traditions.
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .
The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .
WELCOME to the 750-foot deep rainbow cave that leaves visitors bewildered by its multi-coloured mood lighting .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
SURROUNDED by tens of thousands of fish, this outnumbered diver is dwarfed by a mass of sea life .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .