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.
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .