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 lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .