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 young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .