THE UNEXPECTED FRIENDLY GIANT

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.

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ABANDONED PLAZA HOTEL

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DOG CAN FINALLY SEE OWNER AGAIN THANKS TO £1K FACELIFT

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SECRET POOL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT

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UNUSUAL ANIMAL FRIENDSHIP

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NEW DELHI CHILD RAPE PROTESTS

NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .

FRIENDLY TOAD READY FOR HIS CLOSE UP

STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .

IDYLLIC ICELAND

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PHOTOGRAPHER BLENDS NIGHT AND DAY IN CITYSCAPES

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ADORABLE ORANGUTAN TURNS ONE

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SHARK WHISPERER BALANCES SHARK IN HIS HAND

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ABANDONED WILD WEST THEME PARK

The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .