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.
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
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DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
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FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .