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.
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .