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.
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .