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.
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
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 .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .