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.
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .