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.
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .
A woman has lost over 13st after beating her addiction to POTATOES .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
Exibiting their superhuman strength these ants look ready to create an art attack by lifting pencils several thousand times their own weight .
A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .