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.
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
