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.
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .