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.
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
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This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
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