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 proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
