ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS. The diver fearlessly swims with grey reef sharks, blacktip reef sharks and whitetip reef sharks off the coast of Yap in the western Pacific Ocean. American ocean photojournalist Tim Rock captured the breath-taking photographs on a diving trip with professional dive tour instructor and model Yoko Higashide. The 64-year-old photographer, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, said: “Vertigo Reef, along the north-western shores of the island of Yap in Micronesia, is a perfect venue to watch reef sharks.
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .