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.
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .