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.
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
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 .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .