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.
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .