A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. The magnificent mammals swim up to several boats full of tourists and get so close that the passengers can stroke the mother and baby whale. The special moment was photographed by lawyer Andrea Izzotti, 47, of Genovia, Italy. Andrea says: “The mother was milking her calf in shallow waters, but they are very curious animals and they came up to our boats to see the humans.
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .