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 stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .