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.
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
WITH THE WIND blowing through their fur, you'll believe a dog can fly in these hilarious images .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
Giancarlo pictured at home during his recovery, wearing his compression garments - A mother-of-three has revealed how her 10-month-old son was severely burnt at nursery .
FOR TWO memory-impaired parents their new-born baby Cian is a living timekeeper .
A mother-of-four has revealed how, like the Beckhams, she’s added an outside toilet to her home .