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.
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .