A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync. The sea otters, enjoying some synchronised exercise, were photographed by Veronica Craft. The 41-year-old Brazilian photographer spotted the animals performing their workout in the bay at Moss Landing, California. ‘The otters looked like they were having so much fun,’ says Veronica, now of Seaside, California.
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .