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 kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
Diners on this aeroplane are never disappointed with their meal, because the decommissioned aircraft is now home to an air-mazing McDonald’s restaurant .
A hero dog has saved the life of her asthmatic owner after waking her up during a severe asthma attack .
She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .
Gabrielle Dale, 26, was subjected to seven years of coercive control and physical abuse at the hands of her violent boyfriend Sean Owen, 29 .