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.
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .