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.
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .