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.
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .