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 middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
