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.
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .