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.
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
