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 diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .