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 brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
A coroner stunned an inquest into a honeymooner who died abroad today by asking her husband if he was involved in her drugs death .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
A little boy whose brain grew inside his nose has been described as the 'real-life Pinocchio' by his proud mum .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
Ornate chandeliers and mahogany panelling give a glimpse into this abandoned building's former glory after it's been left to rot for the past decade .
FOR most restaurateurs, the phrase ‘the customer is always right’ is gospel .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .