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.
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
