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 couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .