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.
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .