BABY WHALE AND MOTHER LAP UP TOURIST ATTENTION

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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SURREAL WILDLIFE

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ABANDONED WILD WEST THEME PARK

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CATERPILLAR AND MANTIS BATTLE IT OUT

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LIVING ON WATER: REFUGEES BUILD A LIFE AT SEA

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HYENA HAS THE LAST LAUGH

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