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.
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
A Gary Barlow superfan has lost an incredible 11st after a selfie with the pop star left her horrified by her 22st 9lb figure .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .
WELCOME to all that remains of Britain's once state-of-the-art military hospital where plastic surgery was pioneered for injured WW1 troops who survived the SOMME .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
A mum-of-one has revealed how her one-year-old daughter suffered second and third degree burns to 22% of her body after pouring boiling water over herself .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .