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.
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .