A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth. With a wide smile spread across his face, he is more of a friendly chappy than a vicious predator of the ocean. These impressive snaps are the work of 46 year old Todd Mintz, a professional photographer from Saskatchewan, Canada. Todd, who has had a passion for photography since he was a child, captured the amusing images off the coast of the British Virgin Islands, Bahamas.
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
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 .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .