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.
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .