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.
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .