SLEEPING BEAUTIES
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.
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SPLASHING KINGFISHER
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
SQUIRRELS SQUABBLE OVER LUNCH
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THIRD WHEEL OWL
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
TUNNELS OF WAVES
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
SEXY TRAFFIC GIRLS OF NORTH KOREA
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BIKINI DIVER SWIMS WITH SHARKS
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AMAZING 3D DRAWINGS
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
ADORABLE PENGUINS HATCH AT UK ZOO
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
THE WORLD'S MOST UNUSUAL HOTEL COMPLEX
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UNUSUAL ANIMAL FRIENDSHIP
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