15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned. Pictures of the predatory behavior of one of nature’s most magnificent predators show how sharks can leap up to eight-feet in the air in their quest for food. Eating two cape fur seals whole, as well as biting down on special decoys used to encourage sharks to leap, these hungry sharks are a powerful reminder of nature at its most fearsome. Dutch photographer Peter Verhoog, 58, explained what it was like to witness these deadly hunters at False Bay, South Africa…
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Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
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A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
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Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
