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.
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .