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.
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .