SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia. The dolphins swim into shallow waters, just three metres from the beach, and eat fish from the hands of locals. The eye-opening encounter was captured by 47-year-old lawyer and photographer Andrea Izzotti at Monkey Mia beach, a popular tourist destination on the west coast of Australia.
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .