Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .

An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .

Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .

BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .

HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .

Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .

FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .

An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .

A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .

15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .

A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .