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.
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .