When it comes to learning about the size of various animals, biology books seldom make them justice.
This is because pure numbers have very little chance of impacting on the reader as much as a single picture of that particular animal standing close to a human would.
Therefore, we considered it worthwhile to put together a photo gallery of various individuals standing close to representatives of several animal species, just so that everybody can grasp how impressive biodiversity can sometimes be.
From where we stand, it is pictures like these that truly make one take a few steps back and reconsider the way in which he/she relates to the natural world.
Hope you'll enjoy looking at these photos as much as we enjoyed searching for them on the web.