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.
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .