From octopus to butterfly and cobra, animals are now inspiring our hairstyles

Would you ask your a hair stylist for a "cobra cut"? Photo: AFP

Are animals shaking up the rules of hairstyling? That's what it seems like judging from hairstyling trends of these past few weeks, which draw inspiration from nature, if not from an actual bestiary.

A phenomenon that social media users seem to particularly appreciate, as they go all out to come up with imaginative hairstyles that are each wilder than the previous one.