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.
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .