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.
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .