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 BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .