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.
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
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With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .