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.
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .