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.
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
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 .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .