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.
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .