Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals. The jaw-dropping moment stunned spectators watching from a catamaran near Seal Island in False Bay, South Africa. The hungry shark emerged from the water and bit down on the catamaran's dummy seal, before disappearing into the waves. Yirui Heng, of Singapore, photographed the action, which lasted for just seconds.
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
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 .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .