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.
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .