London, July 8 : Hayden Panettiere gave a glimpse of her love for animals when she recently showed her pictures while swimming with dolphins.

The 19-year-old beauty showed off snaps of herself snorkelling with the mammals off the Bahamas to David Letterman on his `Late Show'.

The `Heroes' star has won awards from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for protesting against the slaughter of dolphins by Japanese fishermen.

Hayden, who plays Claire Bennet in the series, is all set to feature in a documentary about dolphins. (ANI)