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.
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .