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 Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .