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.
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
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 .