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 .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .