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 woman who left a fellow nightclubber needing plastic surgery after savagely biting her on the hand because she was hungry, has been spared prison .
Sunny Saap, 27, from Columbia, Missouri, United States, enjoys life with her two boyfriends .
A Kermit the Frog toy made famous by travelling the world is still globehopping, having racked up an incredible 420,000 kilometres to some of the world's furthest flung places .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A woman has revealed how cruel bullies taunted her daily at school, calling her names like 'pig nose' and 'no nose' .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .