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.
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
