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 A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .