A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers. Swimming in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Dominica, the sperm whale grew curious of his guests and headed towards them. These incredible photographs were taken by 44 year old Belgian Ellen Cuylaerts. The globetrotting photographer’s most recent travels brought her to Dominica in search of sperm whales.
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .