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.
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
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 .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
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 .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .