SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers. The fish create waves of silver light as they move around the grottos that lie beneath the surface of the Caribbean Sea. These amazing photographs were captured by Belgian photographer Ellen Cuylaerts, 44, on a diving trip to the Devil's Grotto, Cayman Islands. ‘Every year predators and divers await the arrival of the silversides,’ says Ellen, now of Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
An American woman whose skin turned silver after using nose drops is warning people of the dangers of medicines containing the metal .
A loving daughter has set up a Facebook page in a desperate plea to strangers, to donate a kidney to her dying mum .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .