ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS. The diver fearlessly swims with grey reef sharks, blacktip reef sharks and whitetip reef sharks off the coast of Yap in the western Pacific Ocean. American ocean photojournalist Tim Rock captured the breath-taking photographs on a diving trip with professional dive tour instructor and model Yoko Higashide. The 64-year-old photographer, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, said: “Vertigo Reef, along the north-western shores of the island of Yap in Micronesia, is a perfect venue to watch reef sharks.
A man who developed anorexia as a teen has told that dying for 20 minutes helped shock him into recovery .
A student has finally hit puberty after a four year battle against anorexia stunted his growth .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
An American woman whose skin turned silver after using nose drops is warning people of the dangers of medicines containing the metal .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .