A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .

STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .

A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .

LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .

SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .

A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .

A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .

THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .

BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .

BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .

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 .

SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .