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 SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .