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 pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
A mother is living in fear after the stalker she holds responsible for her daughter's death is back on the streets, after serving just one year in prison .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
SAT happily on the branch of a tree, this little frog appears unfazed by a surprise visitor .
Giancarlo pictured at home during his recovery, wearing his compression garments - A mother-of-three has revealed how her 10-month-old son was severely burnt at nursery .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .