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.
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
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MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
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A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
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Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
