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 young makeup artist has hit back at vile internet trolls who dubbed her a 'swamp creature' and 'ugly' for exposing her troubled skin in online makeup tutorials .
LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .
A terrifying prankster has given unsuspecting urban explorers the fright of their lives .
A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
An American woman whose skin turned silver after using nose drops is warning people of the dangers of medicines containing the metal .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
A mum has celebrated each of her four pregnancies with a host of wacky stunts - including acrobatics, aerial contortion, pole-dancing and risque photo shoots .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
WENDY Randall, 16, from Kent is now training to be a bodybuilder after recovering from anorexia .