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.
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .