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.
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 .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .