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.
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
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 .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .