A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet. The docile giant, weighing a massive 66,000lbs, happily shares its waters during dinner time. The whale shark is a filter feeder and consumes plankton and small fish by swimming with its formidable jaws open. The amazing images were taken by Belgian photographer Ellen Cuylaerts, 44, on a trip to Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .