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.
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .