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.
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
