SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia. The dolphins swim into shallow waters, just three metres from the beach, and eat fish from the hands of locals. The eye-opening encounter was captured by 47-year-old lawyer and photographer Andrea Izzotti at Monkey Mia beach, a popular tourist destination on the west coast of Australia.
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A Romanian woman is celebrating her new job as a knife-thrower’s assistant after leaving her family behind to move to the UK .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
THESE BREATH-TAKING photographs show the natural beauty of Iceland's most famous waterfall .