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 Cheryl Fernandez-Versini lookalike has slammed skinny-shamers, after seeing her celebrity doppelganger abused for her tiny frame .
A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
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An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .
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A mum-of-two has splashed out £20k on her seven reborn dolls, but refuses to treat her real kids .
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