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 floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .