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.
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
