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.
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .