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 lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .