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.
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
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 .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
