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.
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .