An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water. The supernatural scene on the east coast of Australia was caused by millions of plankton omitting light. The plankton, pictured in Jervis Bay, New South Wales, were photographed by Andy Hutchinson. Andy, of Berry, Australia, says: “These bio-luminescent plankton are tiny creatures called dinoflagellates, which emit light in order to evade predators.
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
