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.
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A young woman who once weighed the same as 12-year-old girl has told how a severely malnourished cat helped save her life and beat her anorexia .
A mother has spoken of her outrage after discovering her missing cat had been stolen - only to be told she cannot have its location due to the Data Protection Act .
CONTRACT CANCELLED - DO NOT SYNDICATE!! .
A transgender woman has revealed how she was able to fund her transformation using £100K gifted to her by online admirers .
A good samaritan who came to the aid of a rape victim has told how they were turned away from the Salvation Army because "they only help men" .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .