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.
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .