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 doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .