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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AN Irish woman has become the first adult in the world to receive a revolutionary REMOTE CONTROLLED 'ROBO SPINE', which uses magnets to combat the effects of scoliosis .
A woman has lost over 13st after beating her addiction to POTATOES .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
A woman who was cruelly called ‘tumour girl’ by bullies has finally found love .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
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A woman who battled aggressive bowel cancer has started a fashion blog offering style tips for those living with a colostomy bag .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .