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.
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
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 .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .