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.
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .