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.
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
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