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 terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
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 .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .