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.
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .