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.
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
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 .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .