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.
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 .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
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 .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .