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 mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .