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 former cosmetic rep who swapped make-up for a career as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike has pocketed a staggering $4million (£2,630,000) as a full-time doppelgänger .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
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A mother-of-four has revealed how, like the Beckhams, she’s added an outside toilet to her home .
PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .