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.
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time.
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea.
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill.
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention.
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos.
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun.
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket.
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile.
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS.
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola.
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson.
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair.