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.
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .