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.
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .