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.
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .