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.
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .