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.
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .