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.
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .