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 grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
