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.
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
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 .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .