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 diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A diabetic who was addicted to energy drinks has lost 8st after doctors warned her habit was blinding her .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A schoolboy is the envy of his friends due to a one in 14-million condition which means he can only eat FRY-UPS to survive .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .