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 SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
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 .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .