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.
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .