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.
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
THESE BREATH-TAKING photographs show the natural beauty of Iceland's most famous waterfall .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
DANCE guru Matt Howes leaves crowds in a spin when he gets behind the decks - as the world's only one-armed professional DJ .
A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .