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 BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .