NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean. The photographer bravely poses with an array of sharks, such as a great hammerhead shark, a whale shark and a bull shark. The unusual selfies were taken by Dutch underwater photographer Peter Verhoog, 59, as a fun way to raise awareness of these magnificent creatures. “Selfies have become more and more popular, and just for fun I started taking them during dives - with sharks and manta rays,” says Peter, of Monster, Holland.
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .