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.
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .