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.
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .