Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs. From cute, almost adult-like poses to funny sibling rivalry, the shots capture babies in the early stages of their lives. The adorable photographs were taken by Alicia Gould, 32, when she decided to get into new born photography. 'I like the simplicity of photographing new borns,' said Alicia, from New Jersey, USA. 'My goal is really just to freeze that moment in time, the physical and the emotional. 'I want mum to look at those images ten years from now and see that overwhelming love she had for her new baby, the way they smelled, how tiny their fingers and toes were.
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .