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.
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A woman has revealed how cruel bullies taunted her daily at school, calling her names like 'pig nose' and 'no nose' .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
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An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A woman has celebrated the end of her marriage to her unfaithful husband by throwing herself a DIVORCE PARTY .
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A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
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THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .