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.
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .