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.
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
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 .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
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 .
