Dynamic and charming in social situations, Dominguin was thought an ice-cold, analytical genius in the bull-ring. His cool, elegant flourishes - kneeling before the bull, walking disdainfully away, kissing the head of the wounded animal before dispatching it with a sword - led to accusations of arrogance and disrespect, but brought him a huge following. Having slain his first bull aged 14, by 1955 he was a 29-year-old millionaire with 2,300 kills to his credit. He then decided to retire, declaring, "I have lost the feeling and when one loses the feeling one cannot play with one's life."

Swept by westerly winds through the Gibraltar Strait from the north Atlantic, the creature carries with it a potentially lethal sting in its trailing tentacles.

Physalia physalis is now set to colonise the Mediterranean waters, posing a painful threat to early summer holidaymakers.

Groenewald-Hagerman, 39, she sneaked into the animals herd and killed the creature with one shot from just 12 yards.

The woman, from Kansas, was inspired to go on the safari after being challenged by a male friend who said women could never draw such a heavy bow.

The most extensive survey ever taken of the Antarctic sea floor shows how the ice retreated during a warming in temperatures 10,000 years ago.

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany used sonar technology on board ships to survey an area the size of Wales below the Amundsen Sea.