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 .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .