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.
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
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 .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .