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.
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .