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 PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .