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.
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .