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.
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .
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A woman has taken her house back in time - by spending £10,000 to transform it into her Victorian dream home .
A British diver has set a new world record for the longest warm water scuba dive by spending a mammoth 49 hours and 56 minutes under water .
A shameless internet troll, who targets young girls online for fun, has slammed victims of cyber-bulling as WEAK .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A coroner stunned an inquest into a honeymooner who died abroad today by asking her husband if he was involved in her drugs death .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .