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 hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
