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.
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .