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.
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .