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.
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .