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.
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .