Too Close For Comfort: Great White Shark Comes Face To Face

Too Close For Comfort: Great White Shark Comes Face To Face

With Diver A NOSEY great white shark shows a daring diver its friendlier side in Guadalupe, Mexico. Baring its razor sharp teeth the curious predator managed to poke its head through what was supposedly a shark proof cage. Filmed in Guadalupe, Mexico, the footage shows a team of divers awaiting the arrival of sharks after luring the animals to them with the use of tuna heads hanging from ropes. The team of experienced divers however could not have bargained for such a close encounter with one of the animal kingdom’s most efficient killing machines. Videographer / director: White Shark Video Producer: Bunmi Adigun, Nick Johnson Editor: Marcus Cooper Cheeky Lions Steal GoPro A PRIDE

of cheeky lions decided to get their 15 minutes of fame by stealing a GoPro. Lions from the Avoca pride at Makanyi Lodge in Timbavati Game Reserve, South Africa, nonchalantly strolled up to the camera - before one of the cats decided to put the camera in its jaws. Photographer Massimo Da Silva placed his GoPro camera near the majestic animals hoping to capture some unique footage, however it did not go according to plan. Hoping to outsmart the lions, Massimo attached his camera set-up to a length of fishing nylon for a quick retrieval - but failed to account for their quick reflexes. Massimo was left shocked when the two big cat burglars easily took the GoPro to the rest of their pride. Picture Perfect: Photographer’s Journey From Serengeti to Madagascar
Cheeky Lions Steal GoPro

AN INTREPID photographer has traversed the globe to capture some of the planet’s most dangerous and elusive animals - as they have never been seen before. Ten years in the making, Will Burrard-Lucas’ new book, “Top Wildlife Sites of the World”, demonstrates the extreme lengths the 32-year-old will go to in search of the perfect shot. Will thinks nothing of facing down angry gorillas in the Congo or spending weeks in the freezing Ethiopian mountains to snap an elusive wolf. Will is also pioneering the use of robot-mounted cameras, indispensable for getting up close to Africa’s largest and fiercest creatures, including lions, rhinos and elephants. For more information about “Top Wildlife Sites of the World” go to http://www.topwildlifesites.com/
 AN INTREPID photographer has traversed the globe to capture some of the planet’s most dangerous and elusive animals - as they have never been seen before. Ten years in the making, Will Burrard-Lucas’ new book, “Top Wildlife Sites of the World”, demonstrates the extreme lengths the 32-year-old will go to in search of the perfect shot. Will thinks nothing of facing down angry gorillas in the Congo or spending weeks in the freezing Ethiopian mountains to snap an elusive wolf. Will is also pioneering the use of robot-mounted cameras, indispensable for getting up close to Africa’s largest and fiercest creatures, including lions, rhinos and elephants. For more information about “Top Wildlife Sites of the World” go to http://www.topwildlifesites.com/ Castaway: New Hope For ‘Loneliest' Chimp

DUBBED “the loneliest chimp on the planet”, Ponso is the only survivor of 20 chimps who were left abandoned on a desert island. The group were subjected to years of medical experiments at the New York Blood Center, and then left on an island off the Ivory Coast in 1983, with no food or water. After being in captivity for so long, they struggled to survive in the wild and many succumbed to illness or starvation. Ponso’s mate and two children tragically died in 2013. Luckily, Ponso was kept alive thanks to villager, Germain Jamal, who brought him bread, water and bananas. Alexandra Gazel set up the campaign group SOS Ponso in August last year after visiting the island, which to date has raised over €43,000 to help feed and nurture the long-suffering chimp – as well as arranging for primate expert Estelle Raballand to help nourish him back to health. Videographer / director: SOS PONSO Producer: Mark Hodge, Nick Johnson Editor: Joshua Douglas Pictures: Martin Broomfield and Francesco Zezza SOS PONSO: Alexandra Gazel and Estelle Raballand SNAPPED: Great White Shark Attacks Seal

A POWERFUL great white shark unleashes an explosive attack on a helpless baby seal. Photographer and dive tour operator Rainer Schimpf, 48, captured this display of awesome power while shark spotting in Mossel Bay, South Africa. Great whites can breach at speeds of around 20 mph and hit their prey with the same force as a car crash. The shots were taken in February 2016, when brown fur seal puppies are in abundance in the area. The wildlife photographer also explained that seeing a breach attack of this kind is extremely rare. Videographer / director: Rainer Schimpf Producer: Crystal Chung, Nick Johnson Editor: Sonia Estal, Ian Phillips Orangutan Rescue: Saved From Starvation

A MOTHER and baby orangutan who were dying of starvation when they were rescued from the burnt forests of Borneo have been released back into the wild. The pair were saved from a plantation after villagers in Semanai, Simpang Tiga, complained that the starving animals were eating their crops. 'Mama Nam' was “severely emaciated” when she was found by International Animal Rescue (IAR) staff, and so malnourished that she was no longer producing milk for her child. But despite her fragile condition, she was so determined to protect her baby that it took three anaesthetic darts to make her fall from her tree and into the rescue team’s net. After over two months of rehabilitation, mother and baby were pronounced fit for release.