SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers. The fish create waves of silver light as they move around the grottos that lie beneath the surface of the Caribbean Sea. These amazing photographs were captured by Belgian photographer Ellen Cuylaerts, 44, on a diving trip to the Devil's Grotto, Cayman Islands. ‘Every year predators and divers await the arrival of the silversides,’ says Ellen, now of Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .