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.
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
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 .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
