Standing on the edge of a never-ending black hole, this is one leap you wouldn't want to make. Jacob's Well in Wimberley, Texas is one of the most dangerous places to dive on Earth, having claimed the lives of more than eight divers. This stunning natural swimming spot was captured by amateur photographer Carl Griffin, 56. ”Jacob's Well is a perpetual artesian spring that feeds Cypress Creek,” says Griffin, of Spring Branch, Texas.
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
An American woman whose skin turned silver after using nose drops is warning people of the dangers of medicines containing the metal .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
A former chocolate addict, who used to gobble more than a THOUSAND bars a year, has shed an astonishing 10st after giving up her favourite treats .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .