A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .

BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .

A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .

Red squirrels are well known for their intelligence and curiosity but when one snapper caught this furry little guy trying to take his own self-portrait he couldn't help but be taken aback .

FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .

A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .

Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .

MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .

What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .

WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

When personal trainer, Victoria Spence dreamt of achieving a ‘thigh gap’, she didn'’t realise her obsession would leave her body gripped by anorexia .