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.
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .