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.
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .