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.
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
