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 puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .