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 .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
Here's a APPY solution that should brighten up a wet weekend away camping - a wood powered stove that also recharges your smartphone .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .