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.
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .