A SHARKS TALE

If you’re not a fan of the horror film Jaws then look away now. For these dramatic pictures show a diver getting up close and personal with a SHARK. With its piercing sharp teeth and 9ft presence, the 2.5metre long man eater could strike at any second, but instead appears unusually placid as it is pictured here breaking the surface at Tiger Beach in the Bahamas. The impressive images show the lemon sharks caught between the aquatic and terrestrial worlds Photographer Andrew Murch captured the shots while on an adventurous dive. He has spent nearly two decades swimming with sharks, encountering more than 60 species

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THE SECRET LIFE OF SQUIRRELS

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MESMERISING FIELD PATTERNS

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ADORABLE ORANGUTAN TURNS ONE

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SPLASHING KINGFISHER

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DRIVER TRAPPED UNDER 4x4 FOR AN HOUR IN HORRIFIC MOTORWAY CRASH

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AERIAL PICTURES OF FURTHER FLOODING AS HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES

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SNOWHERE TO HIDE MY NUTS! RARE RED SQUIRRELS FROLIC IN THE SNOW

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SCULPTURES THAT WILL LEAF YOU SPEECHLESS

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