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.
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .