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 mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
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 .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .