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 woman has been left scarred for life after a botched eye lift burnt her eyelids .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
This artist had a lot of bottle to re-create a masterpiece painted with nothing but 24 litres of cola .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages .
Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .
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 .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
Ornate chandeliers and mahogany panelling give a glimpse into this abandoned building's former glory after it's been left to rot for the past decade .
AN ANOREXIC dental nurse whose weight plummeted to less than four stone has won her NHS fight for more treatment .