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 .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
