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.
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
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 .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .