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.
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .