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.
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .