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.
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HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
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A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
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Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .