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.
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .