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.
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .