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Open wide: The diver who nearly got swallowed by a whale shark By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:37 PM on 21st July 2011 Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water... This diver almost got sucked into the mouth of a massive whale shark while it fed on thousands of plankton. The shark, the sea's largest fish, is actually incredibly docile. The relieved diver escaped from the encounter unscathed and continued to enjoy the presence of the extraordinary animals. Jaws: This diver almost got sucked into the mouth of a massive whale shark as it fed on plankton The photograph was taken during a feeding frenzy where more than 600 of the 40ft animals gathered to feed on tuna spawn. Other amazing pictures from the session taken by photographer Mauricio Handler show 'shark suckers' - other fish attached to the animals as they swam through the sea. Mr Handler travelled to Isla Mujeres, in Mexico, and used high-tech equipment to capture the incredible moments underwater. Whale sharks have mouths up to 1.5 metres wide that contain up to 350 rows of teeth. Despite their size, they do not pose a risk to divers. Each year they converge in water off Mexico where they filter feed by sieving plankton from the water. They swim with their huge mouth open sucking masses of water filled with spawn into its jaws. BFGs: Whalesharks, the sea's largest fish, are actually very docile Open wide: Whale sharks have mouths up to 1.5 metres wide that contain up to 350 rows of teeth Majestic: These photographs were taken during a feeding frenzy where more than 600 of the 40ft animals gathered to feed on tuna spawn

Fast food: The speediest fish on the planet that swim through the ocean at 75mph on the hunt for sardines By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 9:52 PM on 19th June 2011 In a fishy recreation of House of the Flying Daggers, these pictures capture the break-neck 75mph speeds of one of the fastest hunts on the planet. The images, captured by Reinhard Dirscherl, 47, from Germany, freeze in time the amazing techniques used by the planet's most rapid fish. Atlantic Sailfish, caught on camera by Reinhard in Isla Mujeres, Mexico, can be seen in large groups darting in and out of schools of favourite prey sardines. The photographer came inches from the sword-nosed hunter as sardines took cover behind him in one raid A sailfish hunts sardines at break-neck speed off Isla Mujeres off the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico By grouping together, the sardines look for safety in numbers hoping to thwart the animals trying to pick them off One picture even shows how he came face-to-face with one of the sword-nosed hunters as sardines took cover behind him during one raid.  Every year the sardines migrate along the Yucatan coast attracting predators like sailfish. As they are attacked from all sides the sardines form defensive bait balls.  By grouping together, they look for safety in numbers hoping to thwart the animals trying to pick them off. And taking even more desperate measures, the sardines even used Reinhard for protection. Every year the sardines migrate along the Yucatan coast attracting predators like sailfish As the sardines are attacked from all sides they form defensive bait balls in a bid to save themselves He said: 'When the sailfish hunt the sardines, the sardines panic.  'The sardines will use any means they can to hide, and the only barrier they could create between them and the sailfish was me. 'Sometimes they surrounded me completely and the Sailfishes circled around. 'Fortunately they wouldn't attack while I was there as they were wary of me. If they did then the sword on their nose could do a lot of damage.  'It was a fantastic experience for me.'

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