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.
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .