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.
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
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PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
