BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .

A woman branded the Jolly Green Giant by SOLE-crushing school bullies for her whopping size nine feet has had the last laugh by opening a shoe shop for big footed girls .

A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .

WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .

DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

Exibiting their superhuman strength these ants look ready to create an art attack by lifting pencils several thousand times their own weight .

An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .

NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .

MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .

WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .

A woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .