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.
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .