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.
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .