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.
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .