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.
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
A medical student has gone from chunky to hunky after being dumped by his ex- girlfriend for being too 'chubby' .
From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world .
A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .