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.
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SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
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A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
