SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea. The amazing photographs were captured by an underwater diving company while out exploring the ocean in Tonga. Scott Portelli, 41, manager of Swimming with Gentle Giants, said: “I have been swimming with whales in Tonga for over 12 years.
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .