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.
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
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Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
