A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand. The underwater animal whisperer, named Jorge, was able to tame the 8ft long shark by simply rubbing its snout, one of its most sensitive places, causing the animal to become overwhelmed by the stimulation. Having calmed the silky shark, a species which has been known to behave aggressively toward divers, he gently grasped its body and turned the predator so it was upright. The amazing moment was witnessed by French marine biologist Mathieu Foulquie, 39, just five metres underwater on a dive in the Gardens of the Queen National Marine Park in Cuba.
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
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 .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .