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.
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .