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 explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
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 .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .