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.
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .