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.
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .