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.
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .