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 looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .