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.
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .