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.
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
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 .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .