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.
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud.
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea.
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations.
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free.
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world.
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland.
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule.
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost.
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley.
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat.
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.
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain.