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.
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
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 .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .