Whether they’re sharing a bath or snuggled up during a nap, a baby and his bulldog buddy make an utterly adorable twosome. Photographer Ivette Ivens noticed the growing bond between her son Dilan and the family’s French bulldog, Farley, both eight-months-old. Ivette, of Chicago, Illinois, decided to photograph the inseparable pair in a series of images that would capture the baby and the bulldog’s heart-warming friendship. The 25-year-old mum-of-two says: ‘Farley is always around us, and he follows Dilan everywhere.
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
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 .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .