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.
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
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 .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
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WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
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Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
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MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .