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.
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .