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 small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
