The Dalai Lama jokes with his nasal spray after being asked his opinion about
swine flu during a press conference in Switzerland.
A 40-foot whale shark and a brave snorkler swim off the South African coast.
Although its huge mouth is big enough to swallow a person whole, the whale
shark prefers to feed on tiny plankton.
Gana the gorilla cradles her day-old baby, Claudia, in their enclosure at the
zoo in Muenster, Germany.
Festival-goers take a dip in the Black Sea at sunset during the Kazantip beach
party.
Preciosa Ocaya of the Philippines, left, strikes a blow to China's Liu Jia
during their Bantam weight Muay Thai semi final match at the Asian Martial Arts
Games in Bangkok, Thailand, 4 August 2009.
As beekeeping becomes increasingly popular in the UK a new urban beehive, the
Beehaus, has been developed by Johannas Paul.
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