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.
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .