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.
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .