DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps. These may be 30 tonne whoppers - but that doesn't mean the movements of whale sharks don't remain a mystery. Pictures show brave marine scientists tagging the huge fish with harpoons to track their 8,000 mile journeys through the sea at depths of up to 3,000-feet. Underwater photographer Peter Verhoog, from Holland teamed up with Dr Mark Meekan of the Australian Institute of Marine Science to cover the underwater research project in Ningaloo Reef, 800-miles off the coast of Western Australia
Whenever 46-year-old Melo Masi steps out of his front door in Berkshire, he risks being mobbed by strangers desperate for a selfie - all because of his incredible likeness to Hollywood megastar, Johnny Depp .
She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
A couple from Bristol have told that they are often mistaken for father and daughter because of their huge 36 year age gap .
A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A little boy whose brain grew inside his nose has been described as the 'real-life Pinocchio' by his proud mum .
A young woman who once weighed the same as 12-year-old girl has told how a severely malnourished cat helped save her life and beat her anorexia .
DANCE guru Matt Howes leaves crowds in a spin when he gets behind the decks - as the world's only one-armed professional DJ .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
Louise McManaman, 50, from Liverpool, started seeing Ian Blackburn, 62, in November 2021 .
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