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.
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .