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.
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A former food addict who had spent her whole life dreaming of romance shed an astonishing 12st 7lbs to experience love for the first time .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
An artist has NAILED IT by creating beautiful and perfectly precise artwork using a hammer and 30,000 nails .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A woman has celebrated the end of her marriage to her unfaithful husband by throwing herself a DIVORCE PARTY .
A transgender woman has revealed how she was able to fund her transformation using £100K gifted to her by online admirers .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create .