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 floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .