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 group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
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 .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
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 photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .