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 mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .