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 mum who weighed just 8st 1lb at eight months pregnant has battled her eating disorder to give birth to a healthy baby girl .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .
A first-time mum has told how she was allergic to her unborn baby after she developed an angry red rash all over her body .
A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .