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.
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .