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.
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .