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.
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .