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.
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
