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.
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
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LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .