Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks. These amazing photographs were captured by American ocean photojournalist Tim Rock, on a trip north of Papua New Guinea to Vertigo Reef in Yap, Micronesia. ‘I had the pleasure and privilege to team up with diver Ai Futaki for two weeks of photography during an event called Manta Fest in Yap, Micronesia,’ says Tim, of Minneapolis, Minnesota. ‘She is a world champion free diver who wanted to try free diving with sharks and asked if I would document her swimming in Yap's waters.
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
Tina O’Brien, 54, from East Midlands, met Frederick Allchorne, now 62, when she was 15 .
Commuters were put in a HOLE lot of trouble after trains were cancelled by a hole created by BADGERS .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A former takeaway addict, who once weighed 20st, has lost over 8st in a bid to ditch her ‘fat sister’ tag .
An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .
A mother-of-four has revealed how, like the Beckhams, she’s added an outside toilet to her home .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
Oday she is a picture of health - a happy, smiling child, enjoying life to the full .