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.
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .