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.
A teenager has beaten anorexia after becoming so ill that her mum planned her funeral .
A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
A father-of-one stunned his wife of twenty-five years after revealing his secret love of POLE DANCING .
A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .
A woman has released pictures of the horrific injuries she suffered when her jealous ex attacked her with a brick .
A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter was stabbed to death by her ex partner, while their horrified children watched on .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .