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.
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
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MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .