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.
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .